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June 08, 2005

Shame(s) on you, Indy race car drivers. You should have embraced the first woman to ever lead the Indy 500, Danica Patrick. But instead you made excuses and tried to bring her down. Tried to suggest that because she weighs up to 100 pounds lighter than you, that she has some kind of unfair advantage. That her car will go quicker without the extra weight.

Such accusations were nonsensical and offensive, and we are all dumber for having heard such remarks. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

So to all you race car drivers out there I have a message for you: Just because ... movies like "Days of Thunder" and "Driven" have painted your sport in a bad light doesn't make it OK to take out your frustration on others. Just because no one classifies you as a real athlete does not make it OK to ruin Danica's historic day.

Women already have equal rights; already have the right to vote. It's the gay, lesbian and bisexual community that still doesn't have any rights. So please do us all a favor and leave Danica alone and go make fun of Anne Heche.

--Posted on Imaheadcase.blogspot.com by Craig Shames at 12:30 a.m., June 2